Homeowner spots suspected prowlers
A Spokane Valley homeowner spotted two suspected prowlers looking at his car early today, leading police to arrest a suspect.
The man opened the front door to his home in the 2800 block of South Davis Road after seeing two men - one with a flashlight - looking into his Subaru Legacy about 2:30 a.m.
The men ran west from the home. The homeowner said he saw them start looking into other vehicles because they through he'd stayed at his home. The man's wife called 911, and Spokane County sheriff's Deputy Dale Wells searched the area of 13500 East Redlin Road, where the man said he'd last seen the prowlers.
Wells found Jacob S. Mager, 24, hiding between two gardens inside a fenced yard. Others deputies arrived and Mager was arrested without incident.
The homeowner identified Mager as one of the men he'd seen at his Subaru. Mager told Wells "he was walking with his friend "Mike" and had no idea "Mike" was prowling vehicles, according to the sheriff's office.
A woman who owns the yard where Mager was hiding told Wells she wants to pursue trespassing charges against him, so Mager was booked into jail on a count of second-degree trespass. He already posted bond and is out of jail.